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  1. 201 Is Cultivation Really That Cruel? Do You Know I Can Simulate the Future? 修仙残酷?你可知我能模拟未来 Eastern Fantasy452k WordsCompleted (Simulator, no female lead, steady progression, cautious protagonist, sly schemer) The moment Tang Ze opened his eyes, he found himself in a brutal world of cultivation. With the Ascension Token he’d received from his father, he planned to enter a cultivation sect and begin his training. But just then, his System awakened and bound him to a “Future Simulator” that could show him the course of his life ahead. [Day One: An elder tricks you, and you lose your Foundation Establishment Pill.] [Day Tw 2.1kReads8.5Score159Shelves
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  2. 202 Journey to the West: So That's Where All the Memes Came From 西游记,原来这么有梗 Eastern Fantasy628k WordsCompleted Faithful to the original plot, with endless playful references throughout, this story follows Brother Monkey as he springs from a stone, earns his keep through sheer ability, and levels up all the way from a mountain monkey king to a top-ranking immortal. The classic story remains true to the original, but the laughs keep coming. You’re guaranteed to reread Journey to the West while laughing out loud. 668Reads—Score107Shelves
  3. 203 A Misfit in the Cultivation World 修仙异数 Eastern Fantasy6.0M WordsOngoing The path of cultivation is full of hardships. To row upstream is to advance; to stop is to fall behind. The slightest misstep could cost you a thousand years of cultivation overnight; at worst, you could die and have your soul scattered in an instant. Along the grand and magnificent road to immortality lie countless conspiracies and deceptions, and more schemes than can be told. How Shen Chuan cuts through every obstacle and ultimately reaches the Great Dao is all in this book, A Rare Path to Im 127Reads7.1Score—Shelves
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  4. 204 The Great Preacher Zhang Daolin 传道达人张道林 Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted The xianxia fantasy novel The Dao Preacher Zhang Daolin traces Zhang Daolin's difficult life, his many varied experiences, and a love story of passionate devotion. It also shows the efforts he makes as a successor to the Three Thousand Daoist Sects: slaying demons, upholding justice in the human world, and showing compassion for the suffering of ordinary people. Through it all, he gains immense faith from humanity. From an ordinary newborn who begins cultivating immortality, he rises to become t 62Reads—Score—Shelves
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  5. 205 With Enough Proficiency, Even Immortal Arts Can Be Ground Out 只要有熟练度,仙法也能肝出来 Eastern Fantasy255k WordsOngoing (For questions, check the book's community) [A steady, cautious protagonist who acts decisively, in the style of ordinary cultivators] Wang Hao transmigrated to a world of cultivation and became an outer disciple of the Wanfa Sect. Unfortunately, his aptitude was mediocre. Before transmigrating, he was at the third level of Qi Refining, and after three years of cultivation, he was still at the third level. He watched his peers advance to the middle stages of Qi Refining, become inner disciples, —Reads6.6Score—Shelves
  6. 206 The Earth God of Great Zhou 大周土地公 Eastern Fantasy5.6M WordsCompleted [Quality guaranteed across 5 million characters. Feel free to bookmark and enjoy!] He transmigrates into the world of Sword and Fairy and becomes the lowest-ranking Earth God. Relying on the incense offerings of the spirits in the wilderness, such as weasels, foxes, rats, hedgehogs, and snakes, he grows stronger step by step and establishes a clan of immortals. He teaches weasels to lay bricks, foxes to tell stories, rats to mint coins, and pythons to sail the seas... Starting out as an Earth Go 27.2kReads9.0Score3.3kShelves
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  7. 207 The Ninth-Rank Artifact Crafter 九品炼器师 Eastern Fantasy4.0M WordsOngoing [A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality] [Artifact Refining] [A Young Man’s Rise] [Industrialization] [Fantasy Warfare] [Ensemble Cast] [Comedy and Satire] [Slow Burn] Young Qian Duoduo transmigrates through space! As a mortal, he starts from scratch! Thrown into prison, he’s facing certain death from the very start! If he doesn’t want to die, he’ll have to fight! To make matters worse, his bargain-basement master, a skinny old man, puts him over the fire to roast! If you want to read abo 23.8kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves
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  8. 208 The Greatest Rogue Cultivator 散修之最 Eastern Fantasy240k WordsCompleted While others are still complaining that rare treasures are hard to find, Chen Zui uses his treasure-hunting compass to transplant all kinds of high-grade goods into his own little home. When demon beasts arrive, the great clans abandon everything to flee, while Chen Zui simply dusts himself off and leaves without a second thought. My name is Chen Zui, and I speak for rogue cultivators. 58Reads—Score—Shelves
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  9. 209 EN Mortal Bones, Immortal Destiny 凡骨 Eastern Fantasy8.3M WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available to buy online) The world's spiritual bones are divided into four grades. First grade: Heavenly Spiritual Bones. Second grade: Golden Spiritual Bones. Third grade: Mystic Spiritual Bones. Fourth grade: White Spiritual Bones. All the rest are ordinary bones, unfit for cultivation. Xu Taiping is an ordinary man with ordinary bones, yet he swears to prove to the cultivation world that ordinary bones can slay demons, ordinary bones can vanquish evil, and ordinary b 566.7kReads9.3Score73.5kShelves
  10. 210 Panoramic View of the Li River 漓江全景图 8k WordsCompleted Panoramic View of the Li River 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  11. 211 Taking My Sister-in-Law on the Path to Immortality 带嫂子修仙记 Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsOngoing The rating has just been posted and will rise later. A mortal's journey, with steady growth. Sun Dongliang and his sister-in-law were sold together and sent deep into the mountains to toil. They were destined to be buried there for the rest of their lives. But he had a mysterious treasure bottle. It could automatically detect and capture spirit beasts! It could remove impurities and turn junk into treasure! His low-grade cultivation techniques could be directly enhanced into high-grade technique 47.8kReads8.5Score2.3kShelves
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  12. 212 Brahma's Echoes at Jiuhua: A Millennium-Old Promise to Ksitigarbha 九华梵音:地藏千年约 22k WordsCompleted The Buddhist Chant of Jiuhua: Ksitigarbha's Millennium-Old Promise 4Reads—Score—Shelves
  13. 213 Mistakenly Entering the Cultivation World, Only to Be Sent Back 误入修真大陆被遣返 Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Divine Sense System, spatial divine power, and the power to reshape the world with a thought] Chen Dong is an ordinary nobody who wins five million yuan in the lottery overnight. But after someone schemes against him, he accidentally falls off a cliff and transmigrates to a mysterious world of cultivation. In this strange, unfamiliar land, he happens upon a mysterious ring, the Qiankun Ring, and gains a pocket world of his own. He inherits the Divine Sense System, which grants him the ability t 3.4kReads7.7Score418Shelves
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  14. 214 Clouds Resting on Old Lord Mountain 云栖老君山 7k WordsCompleted Yunqi Laojun Mountain 7Reads—Score—Shelves
  15. 215 My Divine Cauldron Holds a Tree of Enlightenment 我的神鼎有悟道树 Urban407k WordsCompleted [Spatial Powers + High Martial Arts + Cultivation + Urban Life] Su Tianyou was mysteriously left an idiot after a fall when he was ten. Twelve years later, someone tries to murder him, but fate has other plans. The disaster turns into a blessing when he stumbles upon an ancient Chaos Divine Cauldron and mistakenly enters its inner space. He devours a Fruit of Enlightenment and falls asleep, only to awaken his once peerless talent. He learns the ancient Chaos Art and masters the Chaos Sword Techn 1.2kReads6.8Score133Shelves
  16. 216 The Taishan Stone Guardian Deity Statue 泰山石敢当神像 Male-Channel Fanfiction9k WordsCompleted The Sacred Statue of Taishan Shigandang —Reads—Score—Shelves
  17. 217 Dragon Spirit of Heaven and Earth 乾坤龙灵 Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing [Abandoned child + master thief + cultivation + fortune + golden dragon + high-octane battles + secret-realm adventures + ruthless decisiveness + ancient divine beasts] She was the Dragon Realm's most gifted young woman, but was betrayed by her own family and self-destructed, only to be reborn! His birth was shrouded in mystery. By a twist of fate, he obtained a heaven-defying divine pearl, and from then on embarked on the path of cultivation! From an unknown pickpocket in Cangwu City to an unpa 10.3kReads9.2Score897Shelves
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  18. 218 The Spirit of the Li River: A Millennium-Old Promise in a Painted World 漓江灵韵:画境中的千年约定 21k WordsCompleted The Spirit of the Li River: A Millennium-Old Promise in a Painted World 2Reads—Score—Shelves
  19. 219 Immortal Travel of Longevity 长生仙游 Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted An accident brings Chen Changsheng to a world of immortals and martial arts, but he is surrounded by a curse that lets him live only from dawn to dusk. From then on, he comes back to life for just one day every three years, then falls asleep again, trapped in an endless cycle. Yet because of this, immortals from all walks of life mistake him for a sage who has attained the Dao. By a fortunate twist of fate, he embarks on the path of cultivation, searching desperately for a way to break the mayfl 5.7kReads8.9Score779Shelves
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  20. 220 I Just Passed the Scholar Exam, and You’re Telling Me This Is a Cultivation World? 刚中秀才,你说这是仙侠? Eastern Fantasy504k WordsCompleted [No harem + no characters losing their wits + decisive and ruthless + ancient cultivation + doting father + comedy + crafty schemer] Su Yuanchen transmigrates. The good news is that he's a landlord's son and has no worries about food or clothing. The bad news is that his father is an idiot. In other families, fathers and sons may be loving, or the sons may be unruly and give their fathers grief. But in his family, everything is backward: Su Yuanchen has to be both son and father. “Dad, I've left 176Reads6.7Score104Shelves
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  21. 221 The Childbearing System Is Activated, and the Host Has Given Up at Last 激活生子系统宿主最后摆烂了 Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + childbirth System + stunning beauty and elegance + powerful men with every kind of personality who are all infertile] Li Xiaoyi woke up one morning in ancient times and began one mission after another. Mission One: Childless, suspicious emperor vs. marquis's heir's wife The emperor can read minds. Mission Two: Twin princes vs. princess sent away for a political marriage Brothers are like limbs, women are like clothes. Mission Three: Icy CEO vs. subordinate's seductive wif 2.6kReads9.1Score213Shelves
  22. 222 Climbing Mount Hua at Night: An Ascent and Redemption Beneath the Stars 夜登华山:星光下的攀登与救赎 10k WordsCompleted Climbing Mount Hua at Night: Ascent and Redemption Beneath the Stars —Reads—Score—Shelves
  23. 223 Cultivating Immortality, I Shatter the Firmament 修仙破苍穹 Eastern Fantasy3.3M WordsOngoing [Mortal’s journey + no System + foreign races + immortal pets + supreme secret realm + sect] A young man ventures into the mountains and accidentally obtains a manual. After passing an examination, he joins the local sect, the Azure Dragon Gang. One night, an old man catches him cultivating. The young man becomes his disciple and learns that he has five spiritual roots, which will make cultivation extremely difficult. By chance, he obtains a mysterious little green bottle. The liquid inside cont 12.7kReads8.4Score1kShelves
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  24. 224 Spring in the Brocade Courtyard: A Princess's Jianghu Among the Common Folk 锦庭春:公主的市井江湖 Ancient Romance31k WordsCompleted Spring in the Brocade Courtyard: A Princess's Jianghu Among the Common Folk 5Reads—Score—Shelves
  25. 225 Martial Cultivator 武夫 Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsOngoing Across the vast human world, demons lurk everywhere. Human lives are as worthless as weeds, and the people are treated like pigs and dogs. "The world needs to change." Standing by the Wei River, the young man smiled and said, "There are demons in this world, and I have a blade." 341Reads9.2Score—Shelves
  26. 226 Sword and Wine 剑酒 Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted [Traditional fantasy + no System + one heroine + slow burn + passionate adventure] In the Eastern Lands, a tavern waiter wears twin sabers at his waist and tempers his heart in the mortal world. In the Western Regions, a devoted monk carries a paintbrush, bringing flowers to the world. In the Southern Mountains, a Daoist wields peachwood, using talismans to subdue mountains and seas. In the northern lands, a monster carves a wooden staff, its dragon's roar shaking the Nine Heavens. And in the Ce 13.3kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
  27. 227 I Achieved Talisman Dao Enlightenment from the Start, Then Unleashed a Storm of Talismans in Battle 开局顿悟符道法则,斗法漫天符雨 Eastern Fantasy318k WordsOngoing [Authentic xianxia + slow-burn power fantasy + invincible at the same cultivation level + talisman prodigy + founds a sect and takes in disciples + the new book’s rating is low because it just opened] [The protagonist comprehends the laws of the talisman path from the start and is born with a four-element spiritual physique. By the middle of the story, he can take on an entire sect alone and never loses a magical duel.] When you’re poor, you have to be timid; when you’re rich, you can throw your 69Reads6.3Score—Shelves
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  28. 228 Blades at Dawn: The Wolf Fang Special Forces Brigade 利刃破晓:狼牙特种大队 14k WordsCompleted Blades at Dawn: The Wolf Fang Special Forces Brigade 42Reads—Score—Shelves
  29. 229 Immortal Fate Sword Cultivator 仙缘剑修 Eastern Fantasy9.1M WordsCompleted [Mortal's Journey + Sword Cultivator] A little beggar accidentally acquires the storage ring of a Mahayana cultivator and embarks on the path of cultivation. A single glass lotus can not only bring medicinal herbs back to life, but also contains a peerless sword cultivation technique. Watch as he dons white robes and wields a three-foot glass sword. He travels alone, walking the line between good and evil, seeking truth and discovering his true self. Note: This is not a harem novel. (He only bec 10.5kReads8.0Score1.1kShelves
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  30. 230 Awakening to the Dao in the Ten Thousand Mountains, Returning to the Mortal World 十万大山悟道归凡尘 72k WordsCompleted After gaining enlightenment in the Ten Thousand Mountains, he returns to the mortal world. 506Reads—Score—Shelves
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  31. 231 The World of Mercenaries (Complete Five-Volume Edition) 佣兵天下(全五册) Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsCompleted One of the ten greatest fantasy works of the past twenty years of online literature! The complete 2.4-million-word commemorative edition! Mercenaries, magic, famed generals, dragons, gods… Does history make heroes, or do heroes make history? Beginning in the year 200 of the Red Moon calendar, the first year of the Magic Era, on this fantastical continent of magic and knights, Amy Haber started out as a lowly mercenary and went on to write a sweeping, epic legend! Mercenaries, magic, famed genera 26kReads9.5Score3.2kShelves
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  32. 232 Blazing Roses and Thorny Moonlight 炽焰玫瑰与荆棘月光 28k WordsCompleted The Burning Rose and the Thorny Moonlight 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  33. 233 Immortal Fields 仙田 Eastern Fantasy7.8M WordsOngoing A mortal’s cultivation journey, no System, a farming novel. Carrying a mysterious three-acre plot of spirit farmland, he transmigrates to the vast and mysterious world of immortals and chivalry. Thanks to his second uncle, he begins his path to immortality and becomes one of countless rogue cultivators. The path to immortality is easy to enter but hard to travel. Only by facing hardship and enduring countless trials can one cultivate immortality for the long term. (Levels: Qi Refining, Foundatio 26.7kReads7.9Score2kShelves
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  34. 234 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: From the Start, I Find a Mysterious Little Furnace 凡人修仙:开局捡到神秘小炉 Eastern Fantasy547k WordsCompleted [Mortal-style cultivation] [Descendant of the Han family] [Qi Refining] [Foundation Establishment] [Core Formation] [Nascent Soul] [Deity Transformation] [No brainless protagonist] [Not a wish-fulfillment novel]. The martial world is full of schemes and struggles, and the story is shrouded in mystery. Han Feng, whose meridians have withered, joins the Black Tortoise Sect to survive, but through a twist of fate, he embarks on the path of cultivation. 489Reads7.3Score—Shelves
  35. 235 A Mortal's Quest for Immortality 凡人寻仙 Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted [Mortal's journey + no System + no harem + no transmigration] Ye Zhou, a village boy, awakens his spiritual root thanks to a small family-inherited gourd that can change the age of medicinal herbs, and embarks on a long journey of cultivation. Everyone schemes against everyone else, danger lurks everywhere, and affection is as thin as paper. Steadfast determination and a sharp mind are his only supports. Millions of years later, he climbs the road to immortality, survives the tribulation of ligh 5.5kReads8.6Score474Shelves
  36. 236 Echoes in the Fog, No Return Before Summer Ends 雾中回响,夏末无归期 Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted Echoes in the Fog, No Way Home Before Summer Ends —Reads—Score—Shelves
  37. 237 Shattering the Starry River with Martial Might 武碎星河 Eastern Fantasy7.9M WordsCompleted Gods look down from the stars, while demons roar in hell. This is a fantastical world where countless races vie for supremacy and gods and demons run wild. A poor young man takes up his blade and fights against the current. He will become the king of this world! [The animated adaptation of this book, Shattering the Star River with Martial Might, is now airing] 180.7kReads9.1Score21kShelves
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  38. 238 Cultivation: I Have a Spirit-Gathering Pearl 修仙:我有一颗聚灵珠 Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing [Mortal cultivation + rogue cultivator + no heroine + farming + music cultivation + water magic + ice magic + everyday life + alchemy + no System + no transmigration] Lin Yong’s master dies right from the start, leaving him a rogue cultivator living in seclusion on Qingyin Mountain. By chance, he obtains a mysterious spirit pearl, successfully reaches Foundation Establishment, and sets out on a cultivation journey across the Nine Provinces. 1.2kReads6.5Score100Shelves
  39. 239 Star Core Reboot: The Awakening of an Interstellar Navigator 星核重启:星际领航者的觉醒 8k WordsCompleted Star Core Reboot: The Awakening of an Interstellar Navigator 10Reads—Score—Shelves
  40. 240 In a White Coat, Starting as a Resident Trainee 白衣执甲,从规培生开始 9k WordsCompleted In a White Coat, Taking Up Arms: Starting as a Resident Trainee 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  41. 241 Immortal Jade, Dust, and Destiny 仙玉尘缘 Eastern Fantasy5.0M WordsCompleted Lin Mu, a lowly servant of the Qianyu Sword Sect, accidentally discovers that the jade pendant left to him by his parents contains three mu of spiritual farmland. From then on, he uses the pendant to grow spiritual herbs and medicinal plants, earn a fortune in spirit stones, buy flying swords and magic treasures, and refine miraculous pills. Thus begins his rise in the cultivation world. 328Reads7.7Score101Shelves
  42. 242 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: The Ring of Time 凡人修仙之时光戒指 Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Mortal's journey + fantasy cultivation + power fantasy + multiple heroines + treasure appraisal + playing dumb to catch a tiger + ruthless decisiveness] With eight stars aligning, Earth enters an era of spiritual qi revival. Li Feng, an antique shop owner carrying a time ring, unexpectedly embarks on another path to immortality. So what if I have five useless spiritual roots? I have a time ring, and I can appraise treasures to earn spirit stones. I have a golden mask, so I can play dumb and cat 6.9kReads8.6Score933Shelves
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  43. 243 Li Mingyuan, Ride-Hailing Driver 滴滴司机李明远 6k WordsCompleted Li Mingyuan, the Didi Driver 3Reads—Score—Shelves
  44. 244 Top-Tier Talent: Ascending Through the Game 顶级天赋,游戏飞升 Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Cultivation Game #Genius Protagonist #Invincible Protagonist #No Heroine #Sword Immortal A cultivation game called Featherfall Heaven suddenly appears in the real world. By entering the game, you can obtain cultivation techniques and embark on the path of cultivation. You may even get the chance to seek immortality and ascend to the Immortal Realm. All the abilities and items players obtain in Featherfall Heaven can be brought directly into the real world. Zhang Yuhe passes the screening and qua 27.5kReads8.2Score1.9kShelves
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  45. 245 EN In the Cultivation World, I Can Go 50-50 with Anyone 人在修仙世界,和谁都能五五开 Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted In Li Zhoujun's fortieth year after transmigrating to become the mountain lord of an immortal sect, he finally obtained a System that let him match anyone fifty-fifty. Are you a ten-thousand-year-old monster who has spent ages hidden from the world? I'm your equal. Are you an unparalleled Immortal Emperor of peerless elegance? I'm your equal. Are you a demonic fiend whose very name strikes terror into people's hearts? I'm your equal. 66.5kReads9.1Score5.6kShelves
  46. 246 My White Jade Thumb Ring Comes with an Alchemy Furnace 我的白玉扳指带着炼丹炉 Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted Jiang Tian’s soul transmigrates to a world of immortal cultivation, where he becomes a menial disciple. Luckily, the white jade thumb ring he bought from a street stall comes with him. It can store objects and refine medicine without limit. Pop a few pills, level up a few times, and it turns out cultivating immortality isn’t that hard after all... 1.3kReads8.0Score139Shelves
  47. 247 I Have a Money-Grubbing System 我有个死要钱的系统 Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing Wang Fan's Journey: Snowfall City, Beiming Kingdom, Xuanwu Continent “Fighting prodigies, going on adventures, transforming: all of it takes money to get started.” “But why do you have to ask for money every time? Is money really that easy to earn? Can you stop being so practical? Fine! Fine! Fine! I'll pay. Sigh... A worker's life, a worker's soul. By the end, you've worked yourself hollow.” “Ding! Host, give me back your Innate Dao Body! Give me back my god-tier cultivation manual! You keep s 544Reads—Score—Shelves
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  48. 248 The Ups and Downs of the Civil Service Exam: Thorns and Starlight at the Desk 公考浮沉录:书桌前的荆棘与星光 8k WordsCompleted The Ups and Downs of the Civil Service Exam: Thorns and Starlight at My Desk 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  49. 249 No Future as an Outer Sect Disciple? I Have a Pocket Dimension 外门弟子没出路?我有洞天一座 Eastern Fantasy4.2M WordsOngoing An ordinary mortal's tale: cautious, ruthless, no holier-than-thou heroes, everyone is smart, and the emotions run deep. Armed with a pocket dimension, the protagonist raises spirit beasts, takes in mysterious beauties, grows spirit herbs, and receives help from all around him as he steadily advances. The tone is light and cheerful. The protagonist won't suffer, but the cruelty of cultivation remains. Wang Yang transmigrates to the cultivation world by chance, only to open his eyes and discover 74.4kReads7.8Score7.7kShelves
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  50. 250 Breaking Free from the Chains to Cultivate Immortality 破樊修仙记 Eastern Fantasy3.3M WordsCompleted [Traditional cultivation + No System + One heroine + Mortal’s journey + Ruthless + Cunning] This book was originally titled “The Record of Immortal Cultivation Beyond the Mundane.” It was previously titled “My Sect Was Destroyed, So I Rose from the Ranks of Rogue Cultivators.” Someone once asked Li Ruoyu how he had managed to reach the path to immortality. Was it because of his exceptional talent? Because he had cut down every enemy and swept aside all the geniuses and powerhouses on his path? L 5.7kReads8.3Score377Shelves

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